Keeping Up With Dr.Ruth

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

These last few weeks have gone well. There have been good days and bad days, but mom is up and moving around. I must say, she really does look great.

Yesterday, she went to meet with a few oncologists and it is looking like the beginning of her chemotherapy treatment will start in the next two weeks. We are still deciding what type of chemo treatment to go with, but everything is looking to be on track.

Mom goes back to her surgeon today for her first check up since she left the hospital. We will keep you all in the loop once we know more.

Again, thank you so much for all your thoughts and prayers. You have all been more than kind to our entire family and we are so grateful.

Friday, June 4, 2010

First and foremost I must apologize for not updating this more, but honestly, we have been doing quite well and there has not been much to update!

Mom is eating and had her first cup of coffee a few days ago, which was one of the things that she missed most! She is up and moving around and, for having a huge surgery last week, doing incredible. All of her hard work in the hospital and with physical therapy has paid off!

As for next steps she will go back and meet with the doctors in Birmingham in two weeks and will from there figure out our next move.

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Great night last night and we have already been up walking this morning!

Dr. Howard just came in and told us we are making great progress and that mom is working super hard. I wanted to tell him if work ethic is what it takes to get better and beat this thing, then Dr. Ruth is going to overcome with flying colors! She's the strongest person I know.. And I'm sure one of the strongest you know as well.

If things keep progressing well we could (keep your fingers crossed) be home by Monday, which would be amazing!

As for today, we are going to keep moving (literally) in the right direction and are hoping for a good report from pathology.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Good afternoon!
We had a good evening last night. Mom made it through without too much pain and got decent sleep. Her stomach is still a bit queezy, but that is to be expected. Dr. Howard said her progress is on track and we have moved to the floor, room W750. Mom even got up and walked a few steps this morning! It really is crazy how quickly they want you up and moving.

Also, the nursing staff has been EXCELLENT. We could not have asked for better help so far..it really makes a difference.